mulata

[muˈlat̪a]

/[muˈlat̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“mulata” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,084 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,084
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cangrejo corredor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mulata · mulata · Spanish

mulata · rank #51,084 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,084
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH multan

Nearest frequency peer: multan (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “mulata”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “mulata” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mulata
PropertyValue
Headwordmulata
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[muˈlat̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,084
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mulata” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).mulatacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “multan” (#51,085), “moving” (#51,082), “murmullos” (#51,086). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mulata” va en #51,084. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mulata is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,084 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [muˈlat̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cangrejo corredor.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for mulata in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is mulata, spelled M-U-L-A-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cangrejo corredor.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mulata"?
"mulata" is spelled M-U-L-A-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [muˈlat̪a].
What does "mulata" mean?
As a noun, "mulata" means: Cangrejo corredor.
How do you pronounce "mulata"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mulata" is [muˈlat̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mulata" come from?
"mulata" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mulata", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list